Biographical Sketches:  RAPHAEL KATZ


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Wm. H. Froehlich, Secretary of State 1901.

page 748

ASSEMBLYMEN.

GEO. H. RAY, Speaker; W. A. NOWELL, Chief Clerk; A. M. ANDERSON,
Sergeant-at-Arms.

The Assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennially and
receive $500 for their service during the term. The Speaker Is chosen
by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services as
Speaker. The Assembly of 1901 contains 82 Republicans and 18
Democrats.

FOND DU LAC COUNTY. First District. The towns of Calumet, Empire,
Forest, Fond du Lac, Friendship, Marshfield, Osceola, Taycheedah, and
the city of Fond du Lac. Population, 1900 - 25,118. (Changed by
apportionment of 1901, Osceola town being omitted from-this district.
Population of new district - 24,041.)

RAPHAEL KATZ (Dem.), of Fond du Lac, was born Nov. 21, 1841, in
Kurnik, Province Posen, Germany, and was educated in the public
schools. He came to the United States in 1856, and after spending
nearly eleven years in New York, California and Illinois, went to Fond
du Lac In 1867, established himself in mercantile business and after
continuing the same for thirty-three years retired from It in March,
1900. He is now serving his fourth term of three years each as a
director of the Fond du Lac Public library and was twice elected by
unanimous vote of the council a member of the School board. He was
elected to the assembly in 1900, receiving 3,259 votes, against 2,&"6
for P. H. Morarity (Rep.).